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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 84 to 107.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lowe write that students remembered Frida?
(a) Full of vitality.
(b) Always interested in romance.
(c) Full of vulgarity.
(d) Always curious about life.

2. Which of the following best describes the connection between entries in Frida's diary.
(a) They show her maturing, over the course of about 15 years.
(b) They deal with the current trauma in her life.
(c) They are themed.
(d) There is little continuity.

3. What does Fuentes claim have been the worst traumas for Mexico?
(a) Foreign interventions.
(b) Sexism in the arts.
(c) Corruption.
(d) The Hacendado's abuses of power.

4. What song lyrics does Frida repeatedly cite in the Diary?
(a) "Life is about love, but dancing is fine."
(b) "Tree of hope stand firm."
(c) "No man is an island."
(d) "Sing and don't cry."

5. Frida created a double portrait surrounded by small images. Which of the following images are close to her face in this portrait?
(a) An Egyptian pyramid.
(b) A faithful copy of the Mexico City's National Palace bell.
(c) Saturn.
(d) A Chinese yin-yang sign.

Short Answer Questions

1. Frida created an list of words beginning with the same letter. What letter did she use?

2. How does Lowe describe Kahlo as a reader?

3. Which of the images in the Diary does Frida later use for a formal painting?

4. How does Lowe write that the text Kahlo includes in the images in her Diary affect the viewers understanding of the image?

5. What animals does Frida paint playing with string?

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